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Color By Numbers

by Ashley Lennon Thomas

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1.
I was walking, dreaming of a foreign place How the languages would roll right off my tongue All the mystery and romance that would have to wait All the choices I neglect in light of ones Ive already made, already done Then I turn the corner, turn the corner Turn the corner to find Surprise! Surprise! I was dreaming yesterday so long ago All the sketches and the outlines of my plans And the things I thought I knew I’d want seem smaller now As the premise of just who I think I am Grows like the weeds sown in the sand And I turn the corner, turn the corner Turn the corner to find Surprise! Surprise!
2.
10,000 Hours 02:39
Ten thousand hours, is where I should be The truth in the minutes terrifies me Ten thousand hours is what I must do But all in a heartbeat, I’d spend them with you And oh! On a clear day I can see forever right where I lay Ten thousand hours fragments of time All of them fleeting, all of them mine Hands go around big one and small And watching them turning, I can’t think at all But oh! On a clear day, I can see forever right where I lay Ten thousand hours is what I must do But all in a heartbeat, I’d spend them with you
3.
These are the days we talked about The days that come on with a bang and go without Yes these are the days we could not forsee The chase and the dance and the endless juggling And it is not pretty all the dishes in the sink And I know Im not still twenty-three And you know it’s hard but still it’s harder than you think When there’s barely time enough to breathe Yes these are the days of the fairy tale Complete with the ache in the belly of the whale I’m climbing the vine of the magic seed I’m wandering a thicket in a life of make believe And they never tell you that the work will never end Or how its effortless to lose your friends And when each day goes silent I can no longer pretend And the dragon slaying can commence This is the man all tattered and torn Kissing the maiden all forlorn Milking the cow with the crumpled horn In the house that Jack built
4.
Down 04:27
How do we define Whats yours, whats mine After all this time Where do we draw the line And where do we begin To place the blame Deal with all this pain And start to rearrange I know now you cant fit in my mold And that routine is getting old And all the lines weve drawn are far from over Cause you are in this emptiness Time will heal these wounds I guess But that wont help me now from going DOWN Now that you are free You can replace me It comes so easily When you just want somebody Never made a home inside these bare walls No family photographs Just one less thing to pack I know now that youre not what I need And theres no glory when I bleed And all this time I hoped that you would notice The sacrifices I have made, How Id give and how you’d take But that wont help me now from going DOWN, I know now that time wont wait for us And darling, I have had enough Wondering if all my time was wasted If you cant give me what I seek By honoring this misery ……….I am going! How do we define Whats yours, whats mine
5.
I’m a rock in the woods I’m a fish in the sea I’m a system of nerve endings Longing to be free I’ve been around the sun Still floating Tethered to the notion Of flesh and breath and chrome Temporary homes glass and grass and stone Tethered to these bones Nobody Around My body and me Reeling from a crash landing One two three I’m filling up space I’m biding my time Looking for distractions wherever I can find Searching all the time Ways to fill my mind Momentary highs Let’s walk in the woods Lets climb in the trees Let’s tumble in the ocean Let’s bumble with the bees Crumble with the leaves Let our fears release In all the mysteries
6.
Candyman 02:20
They call me the candyman Cause my words are sweeter than wine Fresh right off of the vine She’ll never know they are mine I’ll get you that sugarplum Lay her right in the palm of your hand Make her think you’re a better man Send her sailing to candyland But don’t come crying to me When she finds out you’re a bitter seed I’m just the candyman Send a hit straight through to the bone Like sap coming out of a stone You’ll never go it alone Just call me up anytime And I’ll whip up a sugar delight Sail you into the night In a sea of shimmering light But don’t come crying to me When she finds out you’re a bitter seed I’m just the candyman Send a hit straight through to the bone Like sap coming out of a stone You’ll never go it alone Don’t go it alone
7.
When I’m with you, I feel caught up and tired, I feel old When I’m with you, I feel caught up and tired, I feel whole Ten thousand ways I hear you calling out to me All I can think about is Watching you leave When I’m with you, I feel caught up and tired, I feel old When I’m with you, I feel caught up and tired, I feel whole All of my days, I know you’re coming back to me All I can think about is Watching you leave
8.
Open Letter 03:37
I got your letter back The address wasn’t good anymore I’ve been thinking about you And what you’d say about it all I hope you’re doing well In Brooklyn With that sad sad boy You know he’s no good for you But he’ll never break your heart And I just want to say life is sweeter than you know And I hope you’ll find a way to be more than your ghosts I have two lovely kids You never would believe We live in a really nice place But still I want to leave Your voice resides in me All this foolishness around I’d like to laugh about things And hear who you’re listening to now And I just want to say There is nothing but love And I know its just your way to avoid it because

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released January 28, 2014

John Daren Thomas- Percussion, acoustic guitar, background vocals
John 'JT' Thomas- bass, all keyboards, electric guitar
Paulie Cerra- Saxophone
Paris Patt- bass, electric guitar
Johnny Moezzi- electric & acoustic guitar
Byl Carruthers- electric guitar
Morgan Klein- electric guitar
David Chamberlain- bass
Cecily Gardner- background vocals

Songs written by Ashley Lennon Thomas
Produced by John Daren Thomas
Mastered by Larry Goetz at The Lair

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